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His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and members of the Royal Family graced the opening of the 4th Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition on 25th April at the Thangzona in Punakha. The exhibition this year celebrates Bhutan- India friendship, as the two countries …

But the problem of widening gap between the five year plan start dates and election dates will only get worse in the long term The government has come up with three options to pass the budget before the upcoming June session of the Parliament. The first is to pass the …

The budget for the proposed National Oncology Center or Cancer Hospital is Nu 4.499 bn. This proposed budget is inclusive of infrastructure and medical equipment. However, human resources and furniture are not included. During the meeting with the Foreign Secretary of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar on October 3rd, 2017, Prime …

For first time higher men turnout due to postal ballot facilities 2 women candidates from Mongar and Punakha Only five incumbents make it of the 12 in the final round The 2018 National Council election saw the highest ever voter turn out at  54.3 percent which would higher than 45.15% …

In a major move the Prime minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that he has asked the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to relook at the security clearance guidelines and make revisions to ensure that sex offenders cannot work with children for a lifetime. “A person who has been indicted …

The Vice Principal, Ugyen Wangchuk (39), who was recently arrested for allegedly molesting 9 school children and attempting to rape one in a charity primary school in Bjemina, had been convicted for a similar case back in 2004 when he was a government school teacher in a government school in …

In additional evidence against the anesthetic technician, Jampel Rinchen (30), the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital’s (JDWNRH) CCTV camera captured the Jampel taking the victim to the Pre-Anesthesia Check-up (PAC) room at around 11.35 pm. The cameras also captured him coming out alone from the room after around 25 …

Lyonchhen arrived in Tokyo, Japan on the morning of 10th April, 2018 for a four-day official visit. While in Japan, Lyonchhen received an audience with His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince and Princess of Akishino and Princess Mako. Lyonchhen met with Mr. Katsunobu Kato, Minister for Health, Labour and …

The National Council Poll day will take place on 20th April and counting of results will be done and revealed to the media on the same day. After that the results will be declared formally and submitted to His Majesty The King on 21st April. The Petition period will also …

The anesthetic technician who was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a female attendant has admitted to the Royal Bhutan Police of having sexual intercourse with the victim after injecting Fentanyl which is used as an anesthetic drug. According to medical literature the drug in the same quantity is 75 …